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GENERAL
Nickname: Red Elephants
Colors: Red/White
Coach: Bruce Miller
League: AAAAA Region 8
Playoff Division: AAAAA
Playoff Division Rank: #7

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 5
Returning Defensive Starters: 5
2013 JV Record: 6-1
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: yes
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: yes

TOP PLAYERS
Mike Byrd 5'8" 180 Senior RB/CB 4.50
Rodney Lackey 5'9" 180 Senior SB/CB 4.50
Louis Cousins 5'10" 175 Senior FS/SE 4.50

ADDITIONAL SENIOR D1 PROSPECT
Chris Williamson 6'0" 185 Senior DB 4.6

D1 PLAYERS LOST TO GRADUATION
Deshaun Watson 6'2.5" 190 Senior QB [Clemson]
Devan Stringer 5'11" 195 Senior LB 4.5 [Appalachian State]

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Skill Positions, RB, LB/DL
Team Weaknesses: Must Rebuild Both Sides Of Ball

RATINGS
2013 Final Power Rating: 45.7
2013 National Rank: #444
2013 State Rank: #19
General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -2.5
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -5.3
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2014 Starting Power Rating: 36.6
2014 National Rank: #892
2014 State Rank: #34
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2013 Rating): 30.2
Dynasty National Rank: #781
2014 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: better by 7.7
Dynasty Record: 117-25 (65-7 in league)

HISTORICAL
2013 Overall Record: 12-2
2013 League Record/Finish: 8-0 (1st)
2013 Points For Average: 46.8
2013 Points Against Average: 17.1
2013 Differential: +29.7
2013 Wins: #1533 South Paulding (Douglasville) (51-12), #1759 Mundy's Mill (Jonesboro) (42-28), #1845 West Forsyth (Cumming) (58-28), #1958 King [Dr. Martin Luther] (Lithonia) (28-14), #2125 Flowery Branch (55-45), #2724 Clarke Central (Athens) (56-28), #3773 Heritage (Conyers) (48-7), #4998 Loganville (63-0), #5756 Cedar Shoals (Athens) (51-6), #6401 Salem (Conyers) (58-8), #7692 Winder-Barrow (Winder) (68-0), #9704 Apalachee (Winder) (49-6)
2013 Losses: #76 Buford (38-14), #279 Tucker (20-14)
2013 Opponents W-L: 94-66
Recent State Championships: 2012
Recent League Championships: 2013, 2011 (AAA Region 8B), 2010 (AAA Region 8B), 2009 (7B-AAA), 2008 (7B-AAA), 2005 (7-AAA), 2003 (7-AAA)
Winning Streak Entering 2014 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2014 Schedule: 8/29 at Grayson (Loganville), 9/12 Winder-Barrow (Winder), 9/19 at Apalachee (Winder), 9/26 Heritage (Conyers), 10/3 Salem (Conyers), 10/10 at Lanier (Sugar Hill), 10/17 Clarke Central (Athens), 10/24 at Cedar Shoals (Athens), 10/31 Loganville, 11/7 at Flowery Branch
Highest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Grayson (Loganville) (43.2), Clarke Central (Athens) (26.4), Lanier (Sugar Hill) (25.2)
Lowest-Rated 2014 Regular Season Opponents: Apalachee (Winder) (-9), Winder-Barrow (Winder) (-0.5), Cedar Shoals (Athens) (7.1)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 18.1 (26.2 overall)
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 15.4
2014 vs. 2013 Schedule Strength Comparison: -2.7
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #143
2014 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2963
2014 Projected Regular Season Record: 9-1
2014 Projected League Finish: 1st
2014 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: 12%